Warwick Weekend: Perseids, City Park Concert
By: Rob Borkowski on August 11, 2023 in Good Times, News to You
WARWICK, RI — The Warwick Weekend boasts a City Park concert Saturday and peak Perseid Meteor Showers throughout, with weather and celestial conditions at unfortunate odds during the peak Saturday into […]
Perseids Peak Amidst Partly Cloudy Skies
By: Rob Borkowski on August 12, 2021 in News to You
CHARLESTOWN, RI — The heavens are aligning for the Perseids Meteor Shower peak tonight and tomorrow night, though the weather isn’t quite cooperating with partly cloudy skies, yet Frosty Drew Observatory […]
Perseids Path: Pouring Predicted
By: Rob Borkowski on July 16, 2021 in News to You
The Perseids Meteor Shower, billed as the best summertime night sky event, is back as Earth hurtles through the debris left by Comet Swift-Tuttle each August, but RI weather this […]
Perseid Meteor Shower RI Timing: Tuesday, Aug. 18
By: Rob Borkowski on August 13, 2020 in Good Times
The Perseid Meteor Shower, nature’s annual late-summer spectacle, is past its peak (Aug. 11 – 12), but night owl timing, clear skies and a waning moon mean there’s still a good […]
Perseid Meteor Shower Peak Aug. 12-14: Best Viewing Tips
By: Rob Borkowski on August 6, 2018 in Good Times
The Perseid Meteor Shower, nature’s late-summer shooting star spectacle, peaks Aug. 12 – 13 as the Earth travels through the remnants of comet Switft-Tuttle this year with skies darkened by a new moon, […]
Perseids Return During Waning Moon: Best Viewing Tips
By: Rob Borkowski on August 8, 2017 in Good Times
The Perseid Meteor Shower, nature’s annual late-summer treat, peaks Aug. 12 – 13 this year, during an obscuring waning gibbous moon, but a night owl’s timing and strategic use of “moon shadow” can still win a good show as the Earth travels through the remnants of comet Switft-Tuttle this year.
Perseid Meteor Shower Boasts 200 Meteors per Hour Tonight
By: Rob Borkowski on August 11, 2016 in Good Times
The Perseid Meteor Shower, annually timed during the dog days of summer, peaks late tonight and early Friday morning, in partly cloudy skies, but with nearly 200 meteors per hour predicted, this year may still dazzle night owl star gazers.
Perseid Meteor Shower Prime Viewing Conditions Align Thursday
By: Rob Borkowski on August 11, 2015 in Good Times
The Perseid Meteor Shower, annually timed during the dog days of summer, occur free of competing moonlight this year, peaking between now and Friday, with Thursday night’s forecast fair and mostly cloud-free.